The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-06-19
nm TRAIN ROBBERY
PARTICULARS of the Latest
Daring Deviltry.
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Che ,,amonstratiOn-Paris PICK
a iiJn.-smalIpox at the Bay-Eto'
Mare Train Robbery.

M ore LAHAh
,., y,puRe. Texas, June 18.-Wher
a.s+.bovpd California express on
the o or Pacific road arrived here
'uI o'clock this morning, nearly al
~ 'n, behind time, the engineer gave
aoui long and loud whistles, indicat
~, an alarm of distress. The town
inS 10 and a few other citizens were
m mn at the depot and learned thS' 'ns
nan ISu Pickens, engineer, stated that
a D, = leaving the depot at fIa a.
upon upon he saw a man whom ne
tonLA' for a tramp or a drunk
togA cTagling up on the Goa
ara tander. Pickens asked him what
ID LH Srsiness was, when the man arose,
DIS ,a UJ1a1 a pistol at the engineer, ana
present. To 70 be quiet and stop the train
iOIu IL nc.onroTnaoded to do so. The man
Tnen coIIsd "Dick," an accompllce,
then 20 0Si concealed between the tender
VINO VIC %s' sTnress car. The engineer was
a toId to stop the train on a SH tSis
Syidge q mile and nan CG LUZ
D .iJa of Flatonis, which ne olo q:
iC small fire was burning on the sac OF
tbe Tailroad bridge to Indicate tne
LINING w Mace. The train coming 10
s otop At me right place, the robbers were
ssGP o a bv foHr or five accompEces.
1O4 TSa y sngineer and fireman were
,,a lM off the cab and told to await
no, 800 orders. The robbers then pro-
.as ;sG to make a search of the express
cer and while they were doing so the
snt stole away to the first pas
s 0ns coach and told the passengers to
conceal their valuables. U.u-
NJ. E. Folger had charge OF WeLls
Fargo & Compsny's express. and trleo
10 save a portion OF his money
nv throwing it into the stove.
He was caught in the act,
however. and was given two
or three blows over the head with
= pistol for his trouble. Folger admit
ted that the robbers got about $40 from
him. but the amount is evidently much
larger, Conductor LiCens con-
ceaIed his gold watch and most
big money. Max Stokes. q drummer,
gave the robbers $24 and saved $3.50 and
sgold watch. A young Englishman in
asleeping car whose name could not be
learned, refused at first to give
up his money, but finally, after
being severely beaten about the
head and neck with pistol,
he gave up 81, 600, all the money he had.
The train carried no local mail, but
several through pouches were cut open
and riAed. There was no shooting dur
ing the robbery.
FLAToEIA, June lS.-The sheriff ar
rived in Galveston this morning. He
says there we're twelve robbers in the
party, and that when they entered the
express car, Messenger Frank Folger,
seeing them coming, threw away the
keys to his safe. This enraged
the desperadoes, and two of item
wresked vengeance on him by
beating him over the head with
their reyolVers, aud cruelty splitting
his ears with pocket knives. The mes
senger was badly used up. The rob
bers recovered the keys and succeeded
IN opening the safe. bow much money
they found Is mere matter of conjec-
ture, but it is stated that the safe con-
famed $4,000. After going through
the express and mail cars. the robbers
turned their attention to the pas
sengers, none OF whom we're overlooked
or sighted. Even the news boy was
ROBBED OF his nickels. One old gentle
man sleeping in his berth, was
aHSAehedi reaching under his pillow
lot MS valQables, he was struck senseless
~ " . pistol IN the hands of robber.
ne ne ROBBERS then secured from under
the pillow EelI-flled purse.
Inc sheriff says that while the rob-
OerS we're going through the forward
cars the cOlored porter extinguished
c a. Sns hghts In the sleeper, but it was
SISeiess, as when the robbers entered
me sleeper, they compelled the brake
4an 70 go ahead with lantern and
10y al every berth. Colonel Quintos,
=. 1ue mexican army, was among the
RaSsehgers, accompanied by a Young
-euIensnt. When be learned the train
ra S beng robbed, he called to his
"sg5'ensnt TO bring him his pistol Quick.
11H ne would kill al the robbers. Mrs
HulSe, the Sherift's wife, who under
s.v1u spanish, Immediately criad ont
/" W. Ae Doughty colonel, telling him if he
ais mon nLS HE TO remain in aud give up
T 20 money, as the robbers had every ad-
. .Saa! sg a few moments afterwards
me- ne 1V Ters came along with the brake
0naot EStOTe them, carrying a lantern.
sTDo ~ ue gang pulled the curtain back.
~ posLng The Mexican officer TO the
49, VI captain Dick, the leader of the
STsi VINO was cOmplacentlv suckinO a
6sSS stuck of candy in his Ieft
rova 49, while the other hand
;iT. faeu the Mexican with =
Saas.aooter. When the Shardi,
o di ,,u saw the Mexican he told him
DdssissS tbs' [emsrking, by way OF en-
Grss s,s, 'nat ne would as soon xiii q
esf 1sI,,9 az eat his breakfast. The Off
s,sI 5CIahtly handed over $500. Sew.
GsIys,,,ooIl mers for New York and
,lseps, houses were in the
=ye,v "a ana were ali robbed, nearIV
% tie I5a a receiving a brutal knoct
ess v. mead With a revolver. The rob
ksstTss..ee very rough and ugly in tba;r
s1psrS even striking Iadv nas
DOeks. VINO were slow in finding ib a
Ia: tb has: Il Is estimated Tonight
sa than f robbers Der obtained not
atss n1cb $4,000 in money. be-
iOalateboenn valuable jewelry. Tn
legsfiing ~ no news had been received
There il soa 1unt after the rohbers
hey are ssoG1lSSely any doubt INT that
'@'sly IN Mexico by this time me-
.a d t5 the liver and kidney. a.. .,..
roT. 1-iacuve, Hoo51uu Heys are sluggish